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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7229321 | Gripper contact An electrical contact has a pair of arms extending generally parallel to and spaced apart transversely of an insertion direction and defining a slot open outward in the insertion direction. Each arm outer end has an end face extending at an acute angle to the direct... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222667 | Vehicular air-conditioning apparatus A vehicular air-conditioning apparatus includes a hot-water heater and an electric heater provided downstream of the hot-water heater. The apparatus also includes a bypass passage for allowing air-conditioning air flowing past the hot-water heater to bypass the elec... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185724 | Battery support structure A vehicle support structure for supporting engine compartment accessories such as a battery. The support structure includes a first tubular frame member having a transversely extending portion and a longitudinally extending portion that partially encompass an access... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7040101 | Air refining device and ion generator used for the device An air conditioning apparatus incorporates an ion generating device that generates positive and negative ions by applying an alternating-current voltage between electrodes. The generated positive and negative ions coexist in the air and, when they attach to the surf... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971440 | Heating or air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heating or air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle, by which individual zones of the vehicle interior can be supplied with separately temperature-controlled air. An improved heating or air-conditioning system, which requires just a sma... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942564 | Passenger foot duct An HVAC assembly including an HVAC case disposed in a passenger compartment of a vehicle for delivering air at a passenger side foot well includes a duct coupled to an opening on the HVAC case. The duct is configured to deliver air from the HVAC case to the passenge... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926601 | Apparatus and method for deodorizing compartment of vehicle In a deodorizing apparatus for a vehicular passenger compartment, when an ignition key is off and it is determined that a density of odor components in the passenger compartment is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, it is determined whether an inside tem... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6866575 | Method for regulating a heating and/or air-conditioning system A method regulates a heating and/or air-conditioning system, with a control apparatus which activates the individual air-conditioning components according to control and regulating programs. The vehicle interior has individual air-conditioning zones which can be reg... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6808450 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, vents, flap... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6743090 | Vehicle air conditioner with rotary door In an air conditioning unit of a vehicle air conditioner, an air-outlet mode switching portion is provided at an upper side of a heat exchanging portion including at least a heating heat exchanger for heating air. The air-outlet mode switching portion includes a rot... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6692130 | Solar powered heating and ventilation system for vehicle A solar powered heating and ventilation system maintains an unoccupied vehicle at a more comfortable temperature relative to the outside temperature using both heating and cooling as appropriate. The system uses an air duct having a fan, heating element, ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6669549 | Ventilation controlling apparatus and automotive air-conditioning system A ventilation controlling apparatus using a slide door made of a flexible film member to solve imperfect slide action attributable to film member rigidity degradation on the fringe of an aperture. The slide door is movably disposed inside a casing which f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6652372 | Airflap The present invention relates to an air flap (10) for an air-ducting device, in particular a vehicle heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning system, with at least two ducts (2, 4), which have a common outlet zone, comprising a region (12) which allow... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6607433 | Device for mixing an air stream and apparatus for heating and/or air-conditioning the cabin of a motor vehicle comprising this device The mixing device, for distributing in variable proportions a main air stream (8) flowing through an apparatus for heating and/or air-conditioning the cabin of a motor vehicle between a hot air duct (14) and a cold air duct (18), comprises a perforated pa... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6341814 | Heating system for an open motor vehicle The invention relates to an open motor vehicle such as a convertible, roadster or the like, which has a vehicle body, a drive device with internal combustion engine, gearbox and exhaust system, a vehicle interior with at least one vehicle seat with backre... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6296562 | Air passage switching device and air conditioning apparatus having the same In an air passage switching device, suitable for use for example in a vehicle air conditioning apparatus, for switching a flow of air among a plurality of air passages by moving a film door in one direction by a stepping motor and in another direction by ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6213865 | Wind partition arrangement and open vehicle using same A wind partition arrangement for two-seat open motor vehicles, such as roadsters or convertibles, has an essentially vertically aligned wind partition which covers the headrest area behind the backrests. A covering part which is essentially horizontally a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6166351 | Air conditioning apparatus having electrical heating member In an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, plural electrical heating members are integrated with a heater core for heating air. The air conditioning apparatus includes a first control unit for determining number of the electrical heating members to b... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6126539 | Pilot valve mounting which functions as a hot air duct A pilot valve mounting system for lift arm control of a work machine having an operator's cab compartment includes a shroud for the pilot valve mounting. Utilizing the pilot valve mounting system as a hot air duct for bringing hot air to the machine opera... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6002105 | Air conditioning control apparatus for vehicles A first PTC heater and a second PTC heater are provided at the downstream side of a heater core that uses engine cooling water for its heat source, and the second PTC heater is positioned at a foot outlet. Under conditions that require the use of the PTC ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5671802 | Electronic control module cooling device An underhood mounting structure for a heat sensitive as well as heat producing electronic control module shields the module from underhood heat as well as cooling it with outside air. A double walled box contains and encloses the module, shielding and ins... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5632673 | Ventilation system for lightweight automobile A ventilation system for a lightweight automobile having a plastic body includes a heating air inlet in fluid communication with fresh air at the engine hood upper cowl of the automobile. The air inlet is rigid plastic and is bonded to the hood to stiffen... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5545085 | Heating-ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus for the passenger space in a motor vehicle. The components of a heating-ventilation and/or air conditioning apparatus, which are disposed on the side of the passenger space in relation to a transverse partition separating this passenger space from the engine compartment, are disposed one after the ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5399120 | Air conditioning system control valve A combined mode and temperature control valve for an HVAC housing includes a cylindrical sleeve rotatable within a stationary barrel. Hot or cold air enters lengthwise inlet slots in one side of the barrel located below or above a stationary dividing baff... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5356337 | Ventilating and traction motor cooling apparatus for an electric vehicle An electric vehicle has a traction motor and apparatus comprising an air circuit for cooling the traction motor, for providing heat, where required, for the cabin of the vehicle, and for ventilating the cabin. The air circuit of the apparatus comprises a ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5186237 | Multi-zone HVAC system with an air bypass for individual flow control An automotive heater and air conditioning system has multiple zones each supplied by a separate air flow passage serviced by a common blower and common heat exchangers. One of the passages has an adjustable air flow mechanism which bypasses some air from ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5127280 | Heater control assembly A heater control assembly has a transmission mechanism including a first bevel gear rotatable together with a rotary knob, a second bevel gear engaging with the first bevel gear, a first spur gear rotatable together with the second bevel gear, and a secon... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5111738 | Air blower unit for a motor vehicle heating and ventilating system The air blower unit includes a casing having a lower wall, and upper wall and two opposed side walls, which together define two open and opposed end faces of the same profile. The casing also includes a mounting frame, together with an air blower which is... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5099752 | Enclosure ventilation and temperature apparatus A cooling device for an enclosure, specifically parked automotive vehicles, mountable in a window comprising an air channel for introducing normally cool ambient air from outside the vehicle into the vehicle passenger compartment. The atmospheric air chan... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5090301 | Arrangement for ventilating the passenger space of a motor vehicle A passenger car includes an arrangement for ventilating the passenger space with a wall-less channel with focused air flow to an interspace between a vehicle roof and an air-permeable roof lining. The air flow reenters the passenger space in distributed f... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5001966 | Automobile windscreen cleaning system An automobile windscreen clearing and cleaning system in which cleaning of the windshield is accomplished primarily by a high velocity, essentially laminar flow of air from a distributed lineal nozzle located adjacent the surface of the windscreen. In one... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4828018 | Motor vehicle air conditioning and heating system with bi-level mode A motor vehicle air conditioning and heating system having an evaporator and a valve controlled heater core is provided with a cold air bypass around the heater core and upper and lower compartment outlets which outlets and bypass are controlled by a sing... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4741477 | Air-conditioning control apparatus An air-conditioning control apparatus for an automobile, in which an angle of opening and closing an air-mixing door is varied to thereby set a temperature of output air, has an operating lever formed with a switch operating portion for switching an intak... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4733605 | Process and device for purifying polluted air A chemisorption filter is provided for receiving contaminated air to be filtered and partially heating the air while filtering same, with a further heater downstream of the chemisorption filter for further heating the air. A catalyst mass is traversed by ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4727766 | Heat regulating mechanism for automotive heating and air conditioning systems The mechanism comprises a heat control knob, pivotally mounted on the front end of an operating lever which is pivotally and slidably supported by second pivot means, having its pivot axis parallel with but spaced from the axis of the first pivot means. T... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4709855 | Recirculating heating system An improved system and method of heating the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle preferably with a rear or mid-mounted engine comprises an air blower delivering clean air from the passenger compartment directly to the heat exchangers extracting heat ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709751 | Vehicular air conditioner with defogging feature A defroster outlet directs conditioned air toward a vehicle window to prevent the window from fogging over. The outlet is blocked when an air-cooling compressor is active. The outlet is unblocked when the compressor is inactive. The compressor may be acti... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4653689 | Vehicle air conditioner having lost motion coupling between the air-mix door and the water cock A vehicle air conditioner is provided with a "lost motion" mechanism for drivingly connecting first and second shafts with one common actuator such that an air-mix door and a water cock are driven by the one common actuator.... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4646206 | Control unit The invention pertains to a control unit, especially for setting heating, oling and/or ventilation systems in motor vehicles. Sliding members are guided between two end positions in an oblong body. Setting members, e.g., louvers or motors, are adjusted by... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4582252 | Heater unit for an automotive vehicle air conditioner A casing has an inlet opening and outlet openings. A partition wall divides the interior of the casing into first and second chambers and also divides the inlet opening into two segments communicating separately with the first and second chambers. A heat ... | 04/15/1986 |
